Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Suffragettes Deal Fatal Blow to London's Goblin

No, this isn't related to our tiny little men of politics — Keir, Rishi, or Sadiq.

The new names of London's six Overground lines have been revealed, significantly changing the look of the famous Tube map.

Last August, Transport for London (TfL) announced it wanted to give the routes distinct identities to make it easier for passengers to navigate the network.

The services will become known as the Lioness line, the Mildmay line, the Windrush line, the Weaver line, the Suffragette line and the Liberty line.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Sutton on February 16, 2024 at 18:53

Best if you stick to GB news, they will like your ignorance and stupidity

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Permalink Reply by Gordon Farcas on February 16, 2024 at 20:39

So this never happened?

And what has it got to do with GB news?

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Permalink Reply by Caroline on February 19, 2024 at 22:08

And let's add sexism to the mix, why not?

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Permalink Reply by Gordon Farcas on February 20, 2024 at 19:35

Where's the sexism?

I can only assume that you are unaware of the distinction between suffragists and suffragettes. The former were an admirable amd honourable group of women (and men) who do genuinely deserve to be recognised with something like a train line. The later group consisted of terrorists who deserve no honours.

You can read about it here (and other places).

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Permalink Reply by Caroline on February 21, 2024 at 17:56

The suffragettes enabled women in this country to have the vote. They did not hurt anybody in doing so, other than killing themselves which ultimately led to women getting the vote. Now I'm sure you hate the fact that women and black people and Muslim people etc have the vote and live in Harringay and have a voice. I really don't understand why you haven't been banned for your microaggressions. Fine, you have an opinion, but yours is just passive aggressive hate speech

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Permalink Reply by Gordon Farcas on February 21, 2024 at 18:11

They did indeed hurt people. You can read about that here.

The suffragists helped get women the vote. The suffragettes probably delayed their cause due to the violent methods they employed.

I'm not sure where you're getting the view that anyone on this thread hates women, black people or Muslims. I've never seen anything here that could reasonably lead you to that conclusion. You might want to read the admins response to your earlier concerns.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Ahearne on February 16, 2024 at 7:33

I'm a pretty passionate Londoner, and I really like the names and their rationale - and am pleased that operationally and navigationally they'll make it easier to use the Overground. I also quite like that I can tell people to take the Sufragette Line to Harringay Green Lanes. "Liberty" seems a bit rubbish of a name, and despite the rationale offered it feels like a sop to Brexit.